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Our Men and Women in the Nation's Service CLUSTER AWARDED to u. V7ith the 25th Infantry Di vision on Luzon An oak leaf cluster to the silver star medal has been awarded posthumously to Technical Sergeant Hubert A. Santo, son Qf Mrs. Ida Santo, 620 Ivy street, Medford, Ore gon, platoon sergeant of a com bat unit of the 25th infantry (tropic lightning) division, for gallantry in action against the Japanese forces at San Manuel, Luzon, Philippine Islands,-, on January 24, 1945. TSgt. Santo was placing the members of his platoon in posi tion under fire. When a squad leader and automatic rifle team were caught in a pocket brack eted by mortar fire he calmly, and without regard for his own personal safety, exposed himself to draw the enemy fire and per mit the withdrawal of his men to a more tenable position. In so doing, TVSgt. Santo was se riously wounded by enemy mor tar fragments. While the enemy was engaged In firing at T'Sgt. Santo, the automatic rifle team withdrew without casualty to themselves and were then able to take up more favorable emplacements to secure the platoon's position. The citation accompanying the award states: "Technical Ser geant Santo's voluntary expos ure to enemy fire tor the sake of his comrades was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service." 3KI mm They're the Country's Doctors fake "Dr. A" of Okanogan. Last year he had a heart attack - a mean one. For anybody else his orders would be "Take it tuy!" So he is working a 24 hour day and a 365-day jear and supervising a hospital be tides. Take "Dr. X" of Winthrop and "Dr. Y" of Brewster. They're pressing 80. Yet any "3 a.m." may find them wres tling pneumonia, racing the stork or watching at a child's bedside as they did in the horse-and-buggy days. Thus, in wartime, the medi cal men of the West's smaller communities carry on as did the doctors of pioneer days doing a marvelous best-thcy-can with what-they've-got. . Wa call them country doc tors as the most honorable of terms in the language. For even though they practice with modern methods in modern towns goodness gracious what lot of country they cover! Okanogan County is 329) square miles of Washington. Of the doctors left, just four have the football physique needed to absorb the punishment they're taking. Ana oh, yes! adja cent Ferry County no longer has a doctor. These four and their selfless associates like Drs. "A," "X" and "Y" must keep an eye on Ferry County, too. Wa taka Okanogan County because our branch manager, who seems to know everybody, suggested it. Any other non urban county in a dozen west ern states can duplicate its heart-warming story. Doctors hove traditionally been known as hard workers. They've always taken care of everybody but themselves. So what we say won't change any thing. But it's I satisfaction to recall, of every country doctor, something said by another. "Well done," it runs, "thoo good and faithful servant.'' owere'ee' e ttdveene ftaery TSgt. Santo was a veteran of the Solomon Islands cam paigns and was awarded his first silver star December 14, 1843 SGT. CLINTON CULLEY Santa Ana, Calif., April, 1945 SSgt. Clinton L. Culley, 21. son of Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Perce Culley of 517 Bessie street, Medford, Ore., is current ly assigned to-the AAF redistri bution station No. 4 at Santa Ana army air base. Sgt.. Cully, who had com pleted his 30 missions in a B-24 with the. 8th Air Force, entered the service May 23, 1943, and went overseas in July, 1944. He has been awarded the air medal with 4 clusters for his partici pation in the major operations of the European theater. SGT. GENE BLACKFORD An Eighth Air Force Bomber Base, England Technical Ser geant Gene ft. Blackford, 25, of Medford, Ore., nose gunner and bomb toggler on an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded an oak leaf clus ter to his air medal, previously won, and equivalent to another award of the medal. The award was for "meritor ious achievement" during bomb ing attacks against Nazi war in dustries and military targets in cooperation with allied ground forces. SGT. THEODORE DRIVER SGT. PAUL TRAHAN PVT. HENRY STUART With the Fifth Army, Italy S'Sgt. Theodore E. Driver, Cen tral Point, 'Oregon. Pvt. Henry C. Stuart, fend SSgt. Paul Tra han, both of Medford, Ore., are members of the 91st Cavalry re connaissance troop, now prob ing the entrance to the Po Val ley in Italy near Bologna. SSgt. Driver, husband of Mrs. Wilma Driver, Central Point, is a supply sergeant with the troop. Pvt. Stuart, whose wife resides at 24 Washington street, Med ford, Is now serving as a jeep driver. SSgt. Trahan is a pla toon leader. His wife resides at 504 South Holly street, in Med ford. The men sailed for North Africa in April, 1944, and en tered combat near Rosignano, Italy. They have been on the line, or more often beyond it, more than 160 days. SHELDON C. MUIR Sheldon C. Mulr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Muir, Rt. 1, Box 194, graduated from the naval air technical training cen ter, Norman, Okia., March 31 as an aviation machinist mate with a rating of seaman first class, according to a news re lease from the school. The release stated that Mulr will now be transferred to a naval unit afloat or to another shore station for further instruc tion and work. He was em ployed by Boeing aircraft com pany before entering the navy. SGT. GORDON WARNER 6th Army Group, Germany In the capable and experienced hands of men of the 57th signal battalion, of which Sgt. Gordon C. Warner, 519 South Oakdale avenue, Medford, Ore., is a mem ber, rests a large share of re sponsibiity for maintenance of communications for the U. S. 7th army. Sgt. Warner's battalion be gan overseas service in Febru ary, 1943, at Oran, N. Africa, and was awarded the 5th army plaque and clasp in the Italian campaign. SGT. LOUIS A. ROSE Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Rose, 429 South Front street, recently re ceived a letter from their son, SSgt. Lewis A. Rose, who is stationed on Okinawa Island. He writes that the Island is a nice place so far as climate is con cerned with "lots of green trees and birds." Sgt. Rose -wrote there are plenty of Jap planes in the air, but added they don't stay) there long. DEAN SHOWERS Dean Showers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Wiley, 712 West Second street, graduated from the naval air technical training school at Norman, Okla., April 7, according to a dispatch from the school. He completed the course of aviation ordnance and received rate of seaman first class upon graduation. He will now be transferred to a naval unit afloat or to another shore station for further instruction and work. CAPT ROSS F. SWALL PFC." EARL. HUGHES Capt. Ross F. Swall, staff of ficer, whose wife resides at 19 South Barneburg Road, and Pfc. Earl Hughes, ambulance driver whose wife lives at 445 South Frant street, are members of the 316th medical battalion, which has been faced with in termittent German artillery fire and strafing from enemy planes for more than three months as it operates close to the Po valley along the 5th army front in Italy. The medics' main job is to evacuate wounded doughboys of the 91st "Powder River" divis ion from the field of battle, but is also responsible for hospitali zation in cases which are not Sheriff's Posse, Ladies' Auxiliary Take Sunday Ride The Jackson county sheriff's posse - and Ladies Mounted troops enjoyed a breakfast ride Sunday morning. They rode to Cupp's dining room at Central Point for an outdoor breakfast at which 61 were present. After breakfast they rode to the John Cupp ranch at Snow Butte where they Inspected the stables. Anyone Interested In horses or riding who care to join either organization is asked to contact one of the members. The sher iff's posse now has 53 members. Fire-Razed Upstate Mills Will Rebuild Roseburg, Ore., April 23 (U.R) Company officials today are laying plans to rebuild the Myrtle Creek mill, destroyed Friday by fire of undetermined origin at an insured loss of $250, 000. Lumber on docks and the planer mill escaped serious dam age. Sweet Home, Ore., April 23. (U.R) Flames originating in the main plant of -Santiam Lum ber company's main sawmill early today destroyed it, with a loss set by officials at $100, 000. The planing shed, lumber sheds, and boiler house were saved. Powers-Davis company, owners, plan to rebuild. The property was Insured, Eagle Point Sets Days for Cleanup Eagle Point, April 23 Thurs day and Friday, April 26 and 27, have been set aside as clean-up days in Eagle Point. Everyone is asked to cooperate by putting their trash Into sacks, or strong containers and setting it outside the gate. A truckman will pick it up and haul it way. LIBERTY SHIP HIT Washington, April 23. (U.R) The Liberty ship Henry Miller was torpedoed off the coast of Gibraltar recently but made port without loss of life, War Ship ping administration announced tonight. LUCKY VETERAN Glendale, Calif., April 23 (U.R) Capt. Henry Mark Mingay, sightless 98-year-old civil war veteran, today thought he was the "luckiest boy in the world to win 68-year-old former Mrs. Aimee Hennessey as his bride. Enough wood to build a new home grows In America every 12 seconds. Eyeryfcodjr Lowes Th$m! H yl AKt 6KCAW0PS'- iWtitfft J I 'fin I 1'rttil a Kellogg,? Corn Flaltet bring yon nearly all tha protective food elements of tha whole grain declared essential to human, nuUilioa. TO BE INDICATED Portland, Oregon Provisions for recognition of the honorably discharged veteran on the serv ice flag displayed by his immedi ate family and affiliated organiz ation Is announced by the war department. The design of the lapel button for honorable ser vice worn by the discharged sol dier will be used as the symbol. For each individual who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces, the design will be placed on the flag in lieu of the blue star. When two or more individuals are represented, the design of the discharged veteran will replace the stars nearest to the fly end of the flag. Organi zations may use one symbol and the number of members below it in Arabic numerals, as with the blue or gold stars. Design To Be Gold The design will be gold In color, like its counterpart, the lapel button, for honorable ser vice, and will consist of a dexter eagle displayed perched within a ring, the dexter wing of the eagle behind the ring, the sinis ter wing in front of the ring. To make the symbol stand out from the white background of the flag the design will be edged in blue. The new provision is made by the secretary of war, who is authorized by Public Law 750, 77th Congress, to approve the design of the service flag and lapel button for honorable ser-' vice and to issue regulations concerning their use and display. Former Resident Given Award For Idea For Victory San Francisco Cordy E. Sun derman, in control branch of the San Francisco district, U. S. Army Engineers has been award ed a $30 prize for an "idea for victory" submitted In connection with the program now in use throughout all government agen cies and among many commer cial concerns by which employes are encouraged to offer their ideas for Improvements which will 'speed up" the war effort. Mr. Sunderman is a former resident of Medford, where he was employed with the forest service prior to the war. Colonel Kenneth M. Moore, C. E., district engineer, in adopt ing the plan for simplifying cer tain office procedures, expressed keen satisfaction in the saving resulting from Mr. Sunderman's suggestion. Boy Scout News By David Johnson Troop 8 met Tuesday night and enjoyed a talk by Gene Hig gins about a bicycle trip he and a few other boys took. We plan ned a few refreshments and a movie for next meeting. The movie will show Camp Filmore, the big scout camp in Montana. CLAIRE SEES HORROR Buchenwald, Germany, April 23 (U.R) Congresswoman Claire Booth Luce, dainty and trim in khaki tunic and slacks, looked aghast at the gaunt bod ies stacked high in the Buchen wald concentration camp today. Mrs. Nell S. Goss Latest Enlistee In Ranks of WAC Mrs. Nell S. Goss, Evelyn Apts., has enlisted as a WAC, It was announced Saturday by Lt. Alda Ingraham, recruiting of ficer. Mrs. Goss has been em ployed in the quartermaster de partment as a clerk at Camp White for over two years and will enter the service on a mili tary leave of absence from her position. Pvt. Goss was born in Illinois, attended high school In Valley City, N. D later receiving her degree from Black Hills State Teachers' college in South Dako ta. She was employed as a teach er for ten years in both North and South Dakota, teaching chil dren of the Sioux and Chippewa Indian tribes. Pvt. Ross has elected to serve with the medical department and intends to go into occupa- Monday. April 2S. 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE tlonal therapy after completing her basic tcalning at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa. Women may make application for enlistment before April 25 which is the tentative date set for closing of the army recruit. I ing office in tha Post Office bldg. Va, jfTTT. ftl 14 Please Accept These Sample Flowers! A WHOLE GARDEN OP GROWING FLOWER PLANTS. SHIPPED POSTPAID IP YOU'LL ENCLOSI WITH YOUR REQUEST JUST li CENTS TO COVER DELIVERY AND HANDLING EXPENSE. To make new friends and to show you what hardy, well-noted flower plants we are shipping this season, we will sendt FREE $3.19 CREDIT CERTIFICATE Six hardy perennial plants, our surprise selec tion, from such outstanding varieties as Hojperli (Sweet Rocket), Kelway Marguerites, Shasta Daisies, Huge Red Oriental Popples, Silver Pink Rose Dawns, Orange Blackberry Lilies, Dainty tinum. Stately Blue Delphiniums, etc WE WILL SHIP theie 6 growing plants when weather comjitlcni or fvit right far tramptonHng. 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Willi Its rich, varied natural reaourcas and low-coat plentiful power, economists predict that lt will lead tha world la diversified manufacturing! particularly In light metals and plastics. During tha war, the hydroelectric power ol this region has led to tha establishment oi West Coast aluminum plants with a production double that ol the enure nation before Pearl Harbor. In the post-war period, regional planning commission estimate that (his territory can support la , luxury three timet Its present population with all Its mills, mines, factories, farms and homes electrically powered, lighted, and heated at the world's lowest ratal. Hydroelectric Power Is tha key to tha West's fullest derelopmant and prosperity. SICKS' BREWING COMPANY SALEM, OREGON Brewed In Oregon SIcW Select, ooa el Am erica's flnotl boors. I cute ana oi Ore fee's payroll build ere a per. aont pari ei Onaoa's Indu Mai Ilia, . Slckf Qumlltf fWirct if 3 o
